The Kindness of Strangers chords by Radney Foster

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Gsus4
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Verse 1
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C 
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Gsus4 
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He was
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nervous and
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excited when he walked in :
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She poured him a drink an' they dis
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cussed the price of sin.
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She had unbuttoned just
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two buttons,
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An' put her hand upon his thigh,
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An' when that grown
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man started cryin',
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She did not blink an' eye.

Verse 2
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She just held him in her arms
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like a little child,
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An' she laid there an' listened to him talk for a long,
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long while.
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He rambled on  about the lawyers,
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An' the family torn in two.
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He said: "Now it's like this:
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I'm empty;
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"I'm just tryin to get
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through."

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Verse 3
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An' the kindness of strangers:
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The tears of angels:
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An' the wonderin' how to let go,
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When the heartache's all you trust.
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The quiet of cathedrals,
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To cut through the evil:
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There's some little ray of hope,
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While you watch love turn
to rust.
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And your soul is bleedin',
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What you really need is,
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The kindness of strangers.

Interlude 1

Verse 4
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He put on  his coat an' he
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headed for the door.
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She said: "You never got
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what you paid me for."
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She said: "I don't need to
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keep this money."
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He said: "Yeah, you do."
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An' she said: "I don't pray much,
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"But honey,
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I'll pray for you."

Verse 5
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An' the kindness of strangers:
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The kisses of angels:
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An' letting go even though,
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The heartache's all you trust.
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The quiet of cathedrals,
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The wings  of eagles:
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To carry you some hope,
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Even though love's turned to rust.
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When you really need it:
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'Cause your soul is bleedin':
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The kindness of strangers.
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The kindness of strangers.
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The kindness of .....